[Photo of a Doman Industries transport worker with a hauling truck loaded with zonolite insulation]

1966-11-01

In the parking lot of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre, a transport worker poses for a photo carrying a bag of Zonolite insulation next to a Doman Industries hauling truck loaded with identical bags. The storefront is decorated with pennant strings. Trees and other buildings can be seen in the background.

Billboard reads "Zonolite Insulation $1.05 Bag". Label on bag reads "Zonolite Attic Fill Vermiculite Insulation". Label on truck reads "D Doman's". Caption on photo reads "November 1966". Zonolite was a name brand of Vermiculite insulation, which could be poured into wall cavities or between joists in attics to provide insulation. It contained unsafe levels of asbestos. (Canadian Home Inspection Services) "At this point, Doman Industries was primarily a trucking company." -BC Forest Discovery Centre

1 photograph: b&w

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